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Embedded Design with PetaLinux Tools

This intermediate-level two-day course, available in-person or online, provides embedded systems developers with experience in creating an embedded Linux system targeting a Zynq All Programmable System on a Chip (SoC) processor and Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC processor development board using PetaLinux Tools. The course offers students hands-on experience with building the environment and booting the system using a Zynq All Programmable SoC or Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC design with PetaLinux Tools on the ARM Cortex-A9 or Cortex-A53 processor.

This course also introduces embedded Linux components, use of open-source components, environment configurations, network components, and debugging options for embedded Linux platforms. The primary focus is on embedded Linux development in conjunction with the Xilinx tool flow.
Release date
August 2015
Level
Embedded Software 4
Training duration
2 days
Price
USD 1600 or 16 Training Credits
Course Part Number
EMBD-PLNX
Who Should Attend?
Embedded software developers interested in customizing the PetaLinux kernel on an ARM processor design for a Xilinx Zynq All Programmable SoC or Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC
Prerequisites
  • Essentials of FPGA Design course (introductory FPGA design course)
  • Embedded Systems Software Development course (software development for FPGA embedded systems course)
Software Tools
  • Vivado System Edition 2017.3
  • PetaLinux Tools 2017.3
Hardware
  • Architecture: Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC
  • Demo board (on-site course): ZedBoard; Xilinx ZCU102 Evaluation Board*
Skills gained
After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:
  • Explain what an embedded Linux kernel is
  • Describe the Linux device driver architecture
  • Create a PetaLinux project to configure and build an image using PetaLinux tools
  • Create a working ARM Cortex-A9 or Cortex-A53 Processor Linux system using the Vivado Design Suite and PetaLinux tools
  • List various hardware interfacing options available for the ARM Cortex-A9 and Cortex-A53 Processor
  • Build custom hardware cores and device drivers using the user space I/O (UIO) framework
Course Outline
  • Embedded Linux Overview
  • Lab 1: A First Look
  • Introduction to the PetaLinux Tools
  • Lab 2: Build and Boot an Image
  • Application Development and Debugging
  • Lab 3: Application Development and Debugging
  • Networking and TCP/IP
  • Lab 4: Networking and TCP/IP
  • Device Drivers, User Space I/O, and Loadable Modules
  • Lab 5: Accessing Hardware Devices from User Space
  • Board Bring Up with the Vivado Design Suite and PetaLinux Tools
  • Lab 6: Basic Hardware Design with the Vivado Design Suite and PetaLinux Tools
  • Custom Hardware Development and Interfacing
  • Lab 7: Custom Hardware Development
  • Custom Driver Development
  • Lab 8: Custom Driver Development
Lab Descriptions
  • Lab 1: A First Look - Log in to the ARM processor Linux system and make comparisons between the embedded Linux and desktop Linux environments.
  • Lab 2: Build and Boot an Image - Explore the Linux configuration menus and build the ARM processor Linux kernel and applications. Download the resulting system image to the development board.
  • Lab 3: Application Development and Debugging - Create a simple user application with PetaLinux Tools and debug the application with System Debugger.
  • Lab 4: Explore the kernel configuration menu. Log in to the ARM processor Linux system by using telnet. Transfer files to and from Linux by using FTP. Build and experiment with web-based applications under Linux.
  • Lab 5: Access a hardware device directly from user space. Use the UIO framework to access a hardware device. Experience loading and unloading kernel modules.
  • Lab 6: Basic Hardware Design with the Vivado Design Suite and PetaLinux Tools - Use the Vivado IP integrator (IPI) to create a basic hardware design with the ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore. Use PetaLinux Tools to create a new embedded Linux target for the hardware design.
  • Lab 7: Custom Hardware Development - Design a customized IP core. Integrate the IP core with the AXI interface and debug.
  • Lab 8: Custom Driver Development - Write a UIO program to access the PWM AXI IP core. Boot from Flash and verify it on the target board.
Special Comments
*The listed course price is for the in-person training. The cost of the online training is $2000 or 20 Training Credits and includes a ZedBoard that is yours to keep after the training is completed. If you already own a ZedBoard, the overall cost of the online training remains at $1600 or 16 Training Credits.

* The course version can be found in the training registration form